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2011: Playbook by the numbers

V. Things “ya can’t make up”
“Dana Milbank decries Washington’s incestuous political culture” … “So yesterday, I told you I was fortunate to be speaking to The Woman’s Club of Richmond. … Turns out my engagement is for April 16, 2012. Give the ladies credit for planning ahead!” … “The conservatives’ main demand is a requirement that a balanced-budget amendment pass both the House and the Senate before the next debt-ceiling increase. …There aren’t the votes in the House, let alone the Senate” … “Treasury pushed back, pressing S&P to hold off on the announcement: Take some time, take a deep breath, some real flaws have been uncovered, let’s be careful, this is important to get right, not to RUSH TO JUDGMENT.”